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| Structure used by writers to convey a message to readers. | Literary Devices |
| A device used by the writer to develop a piece of writing. | Literary Elements |
| A device used by the writer to give readers a greater understanding and appreciation of the story or text. | Literary Techniques |
| Plot, setting, conflict, and point of view | Examples of Literary Elements |
| Symbolism, repetition, imagery, and allegory | Examples of Literary Techniques |
| Can be fiction or nonfiction, written in first person or third person point of view. | Narrative |
| The series of actions and events that take place in a story. | Plot |
| Any person appearing in a work of fiction. | Character |
| The main character in a story. Takes part in most actions or events in story. | Protagonist |
| A character who causes conflict for the protagonist in a story. Usually a major character. | Antagonist |
| The central idea, concern, or message in a text. | Theme |
| The author’s attitude. | Tone |
| The feelings the reader has in response to the writing. | Mood |
| The time and place in which a story occurs. | Setting |
| A struggle between opposing forces and/or characters. | Conflict |
| The perspective from which a story is told. | Point of View |
| A story in which characters, settings, and actions stand for something beyond themselves. | Allegory |
| The use of symbols to express ideas or qualities in writing, art, or music | Symbolism |
| Repeating words, phrases or story elements to help people remember something. | Repetition |
| Strategies used to help people remember something. | Mnemonic Devices |
| The beginning sounds of words are repeated in a line of poetry or a sentence. | Alliteration |
| The beginning sounds of words are repeated in a line of poetry or a sentence. | Simile |
| Comparing two unlike things without using a connecting word such as “like” or “as”. | Metaphor |
| Using the five senses in writing: taste, touch, smell, sight, sound. | Imagery |
| Giving human-like characteristics to inanimate or non-human things. | Personification |
| A persuasive appeal based on trust, usually featuring a celebrity or professional. | Ethos |
| A persuasive appeal that brings out emotion. | Pathos |
| A persuasive appeal to one’s sense of logic, using factual information to make an argument. | Logos |
